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Sheriff’s Department strikes deal with carrier to allow free jail calls
San Francisco officials announced that phone calls made from county jail will be free. The change is effective immediately. Mayor London Breed, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto and Treasurer José Cisnernos...Read More
Former deputy, accused of relationship with inmate, convicted of fraud
A former San Francisco deputy sheriff accused of having a romantic relationship with a jail inmate who was found with a department-issued firearm she had reported stolen, was convicted...Read More
Man arrested for attempted murder after stabbing
San Francisco police arrested a man suspected of stabbing a woman early Tuesday morning and said he may be connected to a second fatal stabbing on Monday evening.Read More
3 arrested on suspicion of Union Square killing
San Francisco police arrested three Petaluma residents last week on suspicion killing a man who was found outside in a wheelchair Wednesday near Union Square, police said today.Read More
Inmate dies in SF county jail
An inmate in a San Francisco county jail in San Bruno died Sunday.Read More
SF man arrested in series of local burglaries
Officers arrested a San Francisco man last week in Pittsburg in connection with a string of home burglaries that occurred in San Francisco and Daly City.Read More
Family of inmate who died during search sues City
The family of a man who died while being strip-searched in a San Bruno jail by San Francisco sheriff's deputies sued the city of San Francisco Tuesday.Read More
Off-duty ‘Hot Cop’ arrested after hit-and-run
An off-duty police officer was arrested early Sunday morning in San Francisco because allegedly he left the scene of a collision.Read More
Class action lawsuit seeks end to monetary bail
A class action lawsuit claims San Francisco's wealth-based pretrial detention system unfairly targets low-income inmates.Read More
SF cop accused of fleecing LGBT group
Former San Francisco police Officer Mike Evans was booked into San Francisco County Jail on Wednesday night.Read More
Kathryn Steinle suspect to stand trial for murder
A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Friday that an undocumented immigrant suspected of shooting a 32-year-old woman in July at San Francisco's Pier 14 will stand trial for...Read More
Kathryn Steinle’s family to sue sheriff, ICE
The family of a woman shot and killed at San Francisco's Pier 14 last month said Monday they plan to sue city and federal officials.Read More
Massage therapist accused of sexual battery
An unlicensed San Francisco massage therapist has been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery at his Union Square office building.Read More
Inmate commits suicide in SF jail
A 50-year-old San Francisco man who died in an apparent suicide Tuesday while incarcerated in San Francisco County Jail had been arrested three days earlier for allegedly violating a...Read More
Activists rally against immigration backlash after killing
Protesters gathered in San Francisco Tuesday to identify solutions in response to anti-immigration sentiments spurred by the shooting death of Kathryn "Kate" Steinle.Read More
Sober man leads cops on Doyle Drive joyride
A San Francisco man was Friday after he drove into a closed section of Doyle Drive and refused to obey officers' orders to pull over.Read More
Killing shines immigration spotlight on San Francisco
Mayor Ed Lee released a statement Monday clarifying the intent of San Francisco's 'sanctuary city' policy.Read More
Uncle accused of murder faces $5 million bail
A 57-year-old man charged with killing his 24-year-old nephew at the Sunnydale public housing complex in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood on May 1 remains in custody with bail...Read More
FBI probes SF jail ‘gladiator’ fights
The FBI is investigating allegations that jail inmates were forced to fight gladiator-style by sheriff's deputies.Read More